Pea-harvester.



P. MAGCO.

PEA HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED N0V.6,1912v Patented July 28, 19M

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PEA HARVBSTER.

APPLICATION I'ILBD NOV. 6, 1912.

Patented July 28, 1914.

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PETER MACCO, OF CARNEY, MICHIGAN.

PEA-HARVESTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1914.

Application filed November 6, 1912. Serial No. 729,810.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER MAooo, a citizen of the United States,residing at Carney, in the county of Menominee and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pea-Harvesters, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to harvesters and has special reference to anattachment for a harvester to enable them to harvest peas and the like.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple andellicient device which may be readily applied to any existing harvesterof the type commonly used in mowing grass and the like.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists ingeneral of certain novel details of construction, combinations andarrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, like charactors of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and: Figure 1 is a plan view showing thedevice applied to a harvester. Fig. 2 is a perspective detail showingthe device detached from the harvester. Fig. 3 is a 'ierspective detailshowing the frame of the device. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one ofthe links used to attach the device to the cutter bar of the harvester.Fig. 5 is aperspective view of one of the teeth of the device. Fig. ('3is a perspective detail of one form of joint in the frame. Fig. 7 is aperspective detail of a modified form of frame joint. Fig. 8 is aperspective detail of a second modification of the frame joint.

In carrying out the objects of this invention and in the presentdisclosure, there is shown a harvester or mower 10 of the ordinary formwhich is provided with the usual cutter bar 11 detachable from thedevice comprising a frame consisting of a member 12 which is secured tothe cutter bar 11 by links 13 pivotally bolted both to the frame and thecutter bar. Extending rearwardly from this member 11 is a member 14which is preferably formed integrally with the inner end of the member11 and secured to the rear end of the member 1 1 is a member 15 whichruns parallel to the member 12 and extends behind the wheel 16 which isnearest the cutter bar 11. Pivotally bolted to the members 12 and 15 arethe teeth 17 each of which is provided with the usual hooked end 18, andthese ends are so arranged as to lie diagonally in series with referenceto the cutter bar 11. That is to say, the teeth 17 are graduated inlength in such a manner that their hook ends 18 extend successivelyfarther back from the outer end of the sickle bar than the last toothbeyond the wheel. The joint between the members 14-. and 15 may eitherbe as dis closed in Fig. 6, or the rear end of the member 1 t may bebroadened as at 1!) to form a brace, or a brace 20 may be secured to themember 14 and bent downwardly as at 21, to engage the member 15.

In using the device the machine is driven through the field in the usualmanner, and the knives of the cutter bar will cut down the materialwhile the rake formed by the teeth 17 and the hook ends 18 will gatherthe same up, it being observed that the tendency is to deposit materialimmediately behind the horses owing to the successive length of theteeth 17.

There has thus been provided a simple and cllicient device of the kinddescribed, and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is 2- Amowing machine attachment comprising a perforated strip extendingparallel to the sickle bar of the mower and having a bar ex tending fromits inner end to a point beyond. the wheels of the mower, a perforatedstrip connected with the rear end of said arm and extending partiallyacross the rear portion of the mowing machine, a diagonal bracing stripconnecting said arm and last mentioned perforated strip, links carriedby said first mentioned perforated strip to connect the same with thesickle bar of a mower, and a plurality of teeth connected with saidperfora ted strips.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

PETER MACGO.

Witnesses HOWARD E. NAonAu, LOLE'IA SANFORD.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0."

